Trends in mortality from pulmonary hypertension amongst population with congenital heart disease in the United States from 1999 to 2020: A CDC WONDER analysis

• Published in: International journal of cardiology congenital heart disease Vol. 21; p. 100602
• Main Authors: Khan, Allahdad, Asghar, Tehreem, Ali, Kumail Mustafa, Saeed, Muhammad, Ishtiaq, Saniya, Ashfaq, Fatima, Nasrallah, Jamil, Yumn, Laiba, Akbar, Usman Ali, Collins, Peter, Ahmed, Raheel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cardiovascular; CDC WONDER; Congenital heart disease; Mortality; Original; Pulmonary hypertension; Congenital heart disease; Mortality; CDC WONDER; Pulmonary hypertension

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is an umbrella term describing a variety of structural cardiac malformations at birth. CHD affects approximately 1 % of live births, generating a large adult population with these abnormalities. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with adult CHD is heterogeneous, b...